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Premier’s Teaching Scholarship

As a recipient of a Premier’s Macquarie Capital Science Teaching Scholarship 2012, I undertook a study tour of the United States of America (USA) in October 2012 which explored innovative techniques and technologies to engage students in science while maximising student learning outcomes. I undertook a combination of formal training, classroom observation, interviews with educational experts and conferences.

During the study tour, four specific approaches to teaching science were investigated, as follows:

Project Based Learning: explored by attending the Fall Residency at the High Tech High group of schools in San Diego, incorporating formal professional development and classroom observations.

Modelling Instruction: explored through meeting with academics at Arizona State University, attending a session of ASU’s Model-it course, and observing teachers implementing Modelling Instruction at schools in Arizona and New York.